Lecturer Pools – University of California, Santa Cruz

Lecturer Pools – University of California, Santa Cruz

• Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz)

• Academic Unit / Department: Arts Division – Creative Technologies / Film & Digital Media

• Appointment Type: Variable, based on course load; Lecturer Pool

• Location: Santa Cruz, California, USA

• Recruitment Period: Fall 2026 through Fall 2027

• Application Deadline: August 6, 2027, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time

📋 Overview of Opportunities

The University of California, Santa Cruz is accepting applications for three lecturer pools covering Creative Technologies, Film and Video Production, and Critical Studies. Appointments are contingent on instructional needs and available funding and may be made during the regular academic year or Summer Session.

1. 🎨 Creative Technologies Lecturer Pool

• Job Reference / Requisition ID: JPF02098

• Academic Rank / Level: Pre-six Creative Technologies Lecturer

• Salary / Remuneration: USD $8,872–$12,650 per standard five-credit course

• Percent Time: Variable

• Position Duration: One or more quarters during the academic year and/or Summer Session

• Open Date: June 17, 2026

• Most Recent Review Date: July 17, 2026

🎯 Key Responsibilities & Teaching Scope

• Teach lower- and upper-division undergraduate courses in Creative Technologies.

• Potential teaching areas include digital arts and design, sound design, intermedia design, web design, animation, media studies, creative coding, game design, 3D design, immersive reality, machine learning, machine creativity, and real-time interaction.

• Integrate ethics, equity, inclusion, democracy, diversity, and justice-focused approaches into teaching.

• Contribute to innovative online and interdisciplinary arts and design learning environments.

• Experience with online learning, justice-focused pedagogy, universal design, and accessibility is preferred.

🎓 Qualifications & Candidate Profile

• Required Education: M.F.A. or higher, or equivalent terminal foreign degree.

• Alternative Qualification: At least two years of creative work resulting in publications, performances, exhibitions, or recordings demonstrating national or international accomplishment.

• Teaching Experience: At least one college or university course taught.

• Additional Preference: Experience with synchronous/asynchronous online teaching, justice-focused pedagogy, universal design, and disability justice-informed teaching.

📄 Application Checklist

1. Curriculum Vitae

2. Cover Letter

3. Statement of Teaching

4. Student Evaluations of Teaching — 1 course set required

5. Additional Student Evaluations — optional

6. 3–5 confidential letters of reference

📬 Application Process

• 🔗 Application Link: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02098

• 📧 Contact: espitz@ucsc.edu

• 📅 Deadline: August 6, 2027, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time

2. 🎬 Film and Video Production Lecturer Pool

• Job Reference / Requisition ID: JPF02099

• Academic Rank / Level: Film and Video Production Lecturer

• Salary / Remuneration: USD $8,872–$10,912 per standard five-credit course

• Percent Time: Variable

• Position Duration: One or more quarters during the academic year and/or Summer Session

• Open Date: June 17, 2026

• Most Recent Review Date: July 17, 2026

🎯 Key Responsibilities & Teaching Scope

• Teach film and video production courses within the Film & Digital Media Department.

• Contribute to undergraduate and graduate programs, including the Ph.D. and Social Documentation M.F.A.

• Support inclusive teaching practices and excellence in film and media education.

• Contribute practical and creative expertise in film and video production.

🎓 Qualifications & Candidate Profile

• Required Education: M.F.A. or equivalent foreign degree in film, art, or a similar creative-practice field.

• Alternative Qualification: Demonstrated record of creative work through exhibitions in museums, galleries, film/new media festivals, public television, or other venues.

• Teaching Experience: University-level teaching experience required.

📄 Application Checklist

1. Curriculum Vitae

2. Cover Letter

3. Teaching Statement

4. Two Samples of Creative Work with descriptions and links

5. Sample Course Syllabus

6. Optional additional syllabus

7. Optional Teaching Evaluations

8. 3–5 confidential letters of reference

📬 Application Process

• 🔗 Application Link: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02099

• 📧 Contact: fdmrecruitment@ucsc.edu

• 📅 Deadline: August 6, 2027, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time

3. 🎥 Film & Digital Media Critical Studies Lecturer Pool

• Job Reference / Requisition ID: JPF02100

• Academic Rank / Level: Critical Studies Lecturer

• Salary / Remuneration: USD $8,872–$10,912 per standard five-credit course

• Percent Time: Variable

• Position Duration: One or more quarters during the academic year and/or Summer Session

• Open Date: June 17, 2026

• Most Recent Review Date: July 17, 2026

🎯 Key Responsibilities & Teaching Scope

• Teach critical studies courses covering film, video, television, media, games, and social documentation.

• Contribute to the Film & Digital Media undergraduate and graduate programs.

• Support inclusive pedagogies and excellence in teaching.

• Bring expertise suitable for the department’s range of critical media studies courses.

🎓 Qualifications & Candidate Profile

• Required Education: Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in film, television, media, social documentation, or a similar critical studies field.

• Alternative Qualification: At least three years of professional work and/or graduate-level coursework in the relevant areas combined with a record of book or journal publications.

• Teaching Experience: Teaching experience required.

📄 Application Checklist

1. Curriculum Vitae

2. Cover Letter

3. Teaching Statement

4. Two Writing Samples

5. Sample Course Syllabus

6. Optional additional syllabus

7. Optional Teaching Evaluations

8. 3–5 confidential letters of reference

📬 Application Process

• 🔗 Application Link: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02100

• 📧 Contact: fdmrecruitment@ucsc.edu

• 📅 Deadline: August 6, 2027, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time

💼 Remuneration & Benefits

• Compensation is based on the number of courses assigned.

• Standard five-credit course compensation ranges from USD $8,872 to $12,650, depending on the lecturer pool.

• Summer Session compensation may differ from academic-year courses.

• UC Santa Cruz offers a competitive benefits package and programs supporting employee work/life balance.

• Internal candidates receive priority consideration for these lecturer pool appointments.

📬 Combined Application Information

• 🔗 Creative Technologies: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02098

• 🔗 Film & Video Production: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02099

• 🔗 Critical Studies: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02100

• 📧 Creative Technologies Contact: espitz@ucsc.edu

• 📧 Film & Digital Media Contact: fdmrecruitment@ucsc.edu

• 📅 Final Deadline: August 6, 2027, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time

🌐 Official Website / Domain: https://ucsc.edu/